Location: Mexico
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Oct. 24, 2012
Demac A.C.
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(ENG) DEMAC is a space where women share their life stories. During the last thirty years, DEMAC has been compiling thousands of biographies and autobiographical texts of women who have dared to tell (reveal/disclose) their story. This is the place to send your story to, and to enrich yourself downloading the stories of other women.
(ESP) DEMAC es un espacio donde las mujeres comparten su historia de vida. Desde hace treinta años DEMAC ha reunido miles de biografías y textos autobiográficos de mujeres que se atrevieron a contar su historia. Éste es el lugar para enviar tu historia y enriquecerte descargando las historias de otras mujeres.
(ESP) DEMAC es un espacio donde las mujeres comparten su historia de vida. Desde hace treinta años DEMAC ha reunido miles de biografías y textos autobiográficos de mujeres que se atrevieron a contar su historia. Éste es el lugar para enviar tu historia y enriquecerte descargando las historias de otras mujeres.
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Tinta Violeta
by Elvira Hernández Carballido
Price:
Free!
Words: 45,740.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: May 5, 2022
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies, Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Una novela que imagina la vida de Laureana Wright, periodista mexicana del siglo XIX
Raising the Wings
by Soledad Pseud.
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Free!
Words: 25,050.
Language:
English.
Published: September 15, 2020
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
“Soledad is a 38-year-old single woman, determined to become an adoptive mother. She tells the whole process to achieve it. It was all worth it to get the adoption of Victor, a 7-year-old boy with HIV. She has been a mother for three years already, and shares her experience.
I Am
by Belkys Pulido
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Free!
Words: 40,790.
Language:
English.
Published: September 3, 2020
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Belkys Pulido narrates various stages of life, in Mexico and in Cuba, where she was born five years after the start of the Cuban revolution. The daily atmosphere of lack of freedom of the Castro regime is reflected in her autobiographical narrative. Being a “storyteller” keeps her in touch with the child population.
The Music, My Life; My Life and Music
by Guadalupe Ambriz
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Words: 44,590.
Language:
English.
Published: September 3, 2020
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Guadalupe Ambriz Piñón at 90 years old takes up the writing of her autobiography and highlights those moments in which thanks to her great effort she helped supporting her family since she was 16 years old. The lack of money made her a woman of work and firm will. Music has been a fundamental part of her life.
Los sabores de mi vida
by Fátima García Lastra
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Words: 61,320.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: January 15, 2019
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
En Los sabores de mi vida: memorias de cinco generaciones alrededor del fogón, Fátima García Lastra recrea en tributo a su madre las anécdotas que le contaba de sus antepasados y recetas de cocina.
The Flavors of My Life
by Fátima García Lastra
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Words: 64,790.
Language:
English.
Published: July 24, 2018
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Essay » Literature
Through her mother’s talks, her grandfather’s letters and heard conversations over the years, Fatima is able to capture the story of a whole family, framed or seasoned with recipes inherited from generation to generation.
Mi Vida Y Mi Rostro Ante El VIH
by Colibrí García
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Words: 23,790.
Language:
English.
Published: March 8, 2018
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Tepeaca, Puebla, noviembre 2015, 96p.
Fondo: DEMAC. Serie: Premios DEMAC 2015-2016.
Fuente bibliográfica: Colibrí (Pseud.). Mi vida y mi rostro ante el VIH. México, DEMAC, 2016, 74p.
La luz al final del túnel
by Maribel López Martínez
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Words: 39,170.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: February 20, 2018
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Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Maribel López Martínez escribe y libera la historia en torno a la violencia vivida al interior de su familia, detonada y agravada por la enfermedad diagnosticada a su hermano José Ramón: esquizofrenia.
Facing Life After HIV
by Colibrí García
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Words: 26,260.
Language:
English.
Published: September 22, 2017
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
A painful episode in which she suffered a rape at her adolescence and got HIV-Aids. She took revenge but still for several years she suffered from depression and her health physically began to deteriorate. Her participation in workshops has helped her to accept her life with HIV-Aids, she began her treatment against the disease and has been recovering satisfactorily and now she is optimistic
Pasión por Jesús
by Ivonne Cervantes Corte
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Words: 13,200.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: May 18, 2017
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Ivonne habla de las diferencias y malentendidos que tiene con una amiga acerca de la existencia de Dios. Diferencias que parecen ser irreconciliables a partir de la discusión generada por la matanza de Acteal.
Salto de amor por la vida
by Maria Antonieta Osornio Ramírez
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Words: 17,110.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: May 18, 2017
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
María Antonieta creció siendo la consentida de su papá. Su mamá era muy exigente. Se casa con Serafín a los quince años, él, diez años mayor que ella, un hombre trabajador y responsable que amaba el deporte. Siendo inquieta e intrépida se apasiona con el paracaidismo. Desgraciadamente en un salto hay problemas y queda incapacitada. Dos milagros, Martha y Marcela la llevan a la libertad de su alma.
En busca de la felicidad
by Marta Anchustegui
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Words: 17,730.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: May 3, 2017
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Testimonios de 9 niñas y mujeres jóvenes que han sido rescatadas de la violencia y maltrato en su entorno, y que han salido adelante.
A través del taller impartido por DEMAC, las niñas descubrieron el poder de la escritura autobiográfica y nos comparten sus historias para prevenir y detectar estas situaciones.
Telling Things as They Happened
by Evangelina Corona Cadena
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Words: 49,100.
Language:
English.
Published: August 10, 2016
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Brave political woman who fought for seamstresses's rights
Jumping Into Love of Life
by Maria Antonieta Osornio Ramírez
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Words: 17,560.
Language:
English.
Published: June 22, 2016
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Jumping into Love of Life is the real story of Tony, who after suffering a sky diving accident she became paraplegic. Tony describes the different emotions. A process of dealing with reality and learning how to embrace life once again. The story is an example of surviving deceptions and learning to love and be happy again.
Passion for Jesus
by Ivonne Cervantes Corte
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Words: 13,690.
Language:
English.
Published: May 16, 2016
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Ivonne Cervantes Corte talks about the differences and misunderstandings that she has with a friend concerning the existence of God, differences that seem to be irreconcilable since the discussion generated by the Acteal massacre. Finally, she confesses her friend on her belief on God.
Margarita Chorné Y Salazar, the First Woman in Latin America with a University Degree
by Martha Diaz de Kuri
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Words: 13,960.
Language:
English.
Published: March 24, 2016
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Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
In this book Martha Diaz de Kuri presents the biography of Margarita Chorné y Salazar, the first woman to get a degree in Latin America. Not only did she became a surgeon dentist, but a mother and grandmother in times were Woman had different rights. She also lived the changes of the Mexican Revolution and the sufferings of a well off Porfirian family during those troublesome times.
Misereres and Exsultates
by Celine Armenta
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Words: 59,670.
Language:
English.
Published: February 24, 2016
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Through small essays, Celine Armenta narrates the relationship that she had with nuns during her childhood, her decision to enter the convent and, ten years later, to leave it. She describes the emotional life of women living in convents; she reflects on friendship, affection, attraction and love between women, but also on guilt, vocation, religiousness and faith.
Margarita Chorné y Salazar, la primera mujer titulada en América Latina
by Martha Diaz de Kuri
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Words: 13,710.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: December 15, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
La mexicana Margarita Chorné y Salazar fue la primera mujer titulada en América Latina. Hija de Agustín Chorné y Campos y de Doña Paz Salazar, la segunda de cinco hermanos, nacida en 1864. Se inclinó por la dentistería –como en ese entonces llamaban a la odontología-, que es lo que la apasionó y a lo que se dedicaban su padre y su hermano mayor.
Shikoku. A Pilgrimage From Maturity to Old Age.
by Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía
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Words: 25,930.
Language:
English.
Published: October 8, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Espinosa Rugarcia decided to prepare herself for the transition with wisdom between adulthood and old age.
Contar las cosas como fueron
by Evangelina Corona Cadena
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Words: 49,100.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: September 9, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
El terremoto de 1985 en la Ciudad de México es un parteaguas en la vida de muchos mexicanos. Evangelina Corona Cadena, ante la dolorosa experiencia de haber visto gran cantidad de talleres de costura bajo los escombros, promovió la creación del Sindicato de Costureras 19 de septiembre, para proteger al gremio. Te invitamos a conocer su historia.
In Search of Happiness; Girls’ Testimonial Writings for Parents and Teachers
by Marta Anchustegui
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Words: 19,410.
Language:
English.
Published: August 7, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
This book compiles writings stemming from the autobiographical workshop taught by DEMAC at the Las Mercedes foster home. They are revealing testimonies of the various types of abuse suffered by its nine authors. The illustrations, created by the girls themselves, appear throughout the book, as well as the represented calligraphy.
El amor está en la página 52
by Franziska Surber
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Words: 46,530.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: July 27, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Franziska Surber Geisser en su testimonio narra su feliz infancia en Zurich, Suiza y cómo conoce México en su adolescencia. Regresa a Suiza para rápidamente volver a México y desarrollarse en todos los aspectos: estudio, trabajo y en la vida misma, tanto en lo espiritual, afectivo y emocional.
God the Father, I Don´t Believe in You Anymore
by Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía
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Words: 34,430.
Language:
English.
Published: July 20, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
In this autobiographical testimony, Amparo Espinosa Rugarcia expresses her concern and rebelliousness towards traditional religious teachings concerning Yahweh.
Shikoku. Peregrinaje de la madurez a la vejez.
by Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía
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Words: 24,780.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: June 17, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía decidió preparar el tránsito de la madurez a la vejez con sabiduría. Para ello realizó un profundo viaje interior enmarcado por un peregrinaje a monasterios budistas en Shikoku, Japón. Describe los preparativos existenciales que realizó en episodios del pasado y presente para proyectar ese futuro que ella aspira a construir en el día a día.
Dios Padre, ya no creo en ti
by Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía
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Words: 34,650.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: June 16, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
En este testimonio autobiográfico, Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía, expresa su inquietud y rebeldía hacia las enseñanzas religiosas tradicionales que se tienen de Yavé.
Love Is on Page 52
by Franziska Surber
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Words: 48,260.
Language:
English.
Published: May 25, 2015
by
Demac A.C..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Franziska Surber Geisser describes her happy childhood in Zurich, Switzerland, and her adolescence in Mexico. Later she decides to return to Mexico and improve herself both spiritually and affectively. She has three daughters, separations, quarrels and discoveries to later return to her family in Switzerland. For her, hard-to-understand lessons, are part of life's perfect puzzle.
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Premios DEMAC 2023. Para mujeres que se atreven a contar cómo han vivido ser mujer
by Demac A.C.
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Words: 32,310.
Language:
Spanish (Mexican dialect).
Published: August 29, 2023
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Las autoras describen lo que ha significado para ellas el ser mujer. Nueve textos participantes que obtuvieron el primer lugar y menciones especiales en los Premios DEMAC 2023, conforman este libro electrónico.
La Vida Invisible De Las Cuidadoras
by Demac A.C.
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Words: 47,400.
Language:
Spanish (Mexican dialect).
Published: June 6, 2023
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Son unas manos las que nos reciben cuando llegamos al mundo y unos brazos los que nos contienen. Ese pequeño gesto es el que marca el principio de nuestra trayectoria en este mundo.
Las mujeres y el sublime reto de educar a distancia
by Demac A.C.
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Words: 70,930.
Language:
Spanish (Mexican dialect).
Published: March 2, 2022
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Dieciocho textos ganadores cargados de emociones y experiencias ante la pandemia de Covid-19, que transformó abruptamente al sector educativo nacional.
Mexicanas Al Grito De... ¡Ya Basta! Testimonios De Violencia Hacia Las Mujeres
by Demac A.C.
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Free!
Words: 31,520.
Language:
Spanish (Mexican dialect).
Published: July 29, 2021
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
¡YA BASTA! Es el grito de DEMAC ante toda la violencia que se revela en los testimonios que las mujeres escriben. Por ello, Documentación y Estudios de Mujeres, A.C., hizo una convocatoria especial para participar en los Premios DEMAC 2019-2020, Para mujeres que se atreven a pensar y a proponer. Mexicanas al grito de… ¡YA BASTA!
Desde las Trincheras: Heroínas Mexicanas en la Era del Covid-19
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 64,750.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: June 17, 2021
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Compilación de textos de heroínas mexicanas en la era del Covid-19.
Es más la esperanza. 110 vivencias del sismo 2017
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 84,770.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: July 29, 2019
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
DEMAC presenta una síntesis de 110 historias que son testimonio primario de la historia del sismo del 19 de septiembre de 2017.
19s17 Mexico. It Is More the Hope. Real Life Stories of the 2017 Earthquake
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 69,500.
Language:
English.
Published: January 23, 2019
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Mexico suffered an earthquake in 2017. There were many victims throughout the country and specially in Mexico City. This book is compilation of stories written by women that depict their experiences during and after this earthquake.
Es Más la Esperanza. Testimonios del Sismo 2017. 49 Autoras.
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 42,040.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: November 23, 2018
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Premios Demac. Concurso Es más la esperanza. Testimonios del sismo 2017.
49 autoras. México, DEMAC, 2018.
19S17 México. Es más la esperanza. Testimonios del sismo 2017
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 65,140.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: October 10, 2018
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Mujeres que cuentan por escrito sus historias del temblor de 2017.
¿Por qué sigo siendo católica?
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 33,340.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: June 16, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
La Iglesia católica no nos reconoce a las mujeres la autoridad moral para tomar decisiones, ni nos permite ser sacerdotes: ¿por qué sigues siendo católica? ¿Qué nos mantiene en la Iglesia? Ciertamente, ésta no es una pregunta menor si tomamos en cuenta que la población católica de esta región es de un poco más de quinientos millones de personas (alrededor de 40% de la población católica mundial),
Why Am I Still a Catholic?
by Demac A.C.
Price:
Free!
Words: 34,150.
Language:
English.
Published: June 5, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
If the Catholic Church does not treat us women as equal, why do we keep being catholic? This book contains 5 essays that try to answer this question. These works are based on everyday specific situations that women live in an un-equal environment in Spanish Speaking America (Ibero-America).
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